UC Institute for Software Research

Acquisition and Ecommerce

Analysis and Testing

UCI research in software acquisition and electronic commerce is aimed at developing a radically new approach for the acquisition of software-intensive systems. Software-intensive systems include those fielded on platforms such as military aircraft, battleships, and distributed multi-site enterprises. New approaches being explored include virtual system acquisition (VISTA), knowledge web management systems (KWMS), modeling and simulating of software acquisition process architectures, software acquisition simulators, reengineering the acquisition process life cycle, and the introduction of open source software concepts to large acquisition efforts.

Faculty

Walt Scacchi

Collaborators

Barry E. Boehm, Center for Software Engineering, University of Southern California
James S.C. Choi, Computer Science Dept., California State University, Fullerton
John Noll, Computer Engineering Dept., Santa Clara University
Andre Valente, Knowledge SystemsVentures LLC

Projects

Virtual Software Acquisition: This is a five-year project engaged in basic research and exploratory studies in the development of new concepts, techniques, and tools that support the acquisition of large software systems across their life cycle. This research has been sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Rome Laboratory and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Computers, Communications, and Support Systems.

Selected Publications

• Simulation and Modeling for Software Acquisition (SAMSA) (HTML)
• Virtual System Acquisition: Approach and Transitions (HTML)
• Supporting Software Development in Virtual Enterprises (HTML)
• Redesigning Contracted Service Procurement for Internet-based Electronic Commerce: A Case Study (HTML)
• Understanding Software Process Redesign using Modeling, Analysis and Simulation (PDF)
• Specifying Process-Oriented Hypertext for Organizational Computing (PDF)
• Modeling and Simulating Software Acquisition Process Architectures (PDF)
• An Environment for Research in Software Systems Acquisition (PDF)
• Exploring Open Software System Acquisition Processes and Architectures (PDF)

Other Links

ISR Open Source Software Development Research
Computational Business Process Components for Electronic Commerce
ICS Software Research Group